All posts tagged "russia"
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Russia probing into whether Canada helped gay Chechen refugees
A Russian government official is warning the government of Canada that the country will face consequences if it violated Russian law by helping homosexual Chechens...
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Russia halts deportation of gay journalist to Uzbekistan
The Moscow City Court has temporarily halted the deportation of a gay Uzbek journalist after receiving widespread criticism from human rights advocates, The Moscow Times...
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HRC to Trump: Address anti-gay persecution in Chechnya at G-20 summit
The president of the Human Rights Campaign has penned an open letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to speak out on and condemn...
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European Court declares Russian “gay propaganda” law to be discriminatory
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared a Russian law banning expressions of “gay propaganda” to be discriminatory, and has ordered the country...
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Russian store puts up “no entry for faggots” sign
Even though Russian law prohibits sexual discrimination, German Sterligov reserves the right to refuse to serve gays
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Chechnya leader: Purge of gay men is “absolute lies”
Ramzan Kadyrov invites French and German leaders to Chechnya, despite growing evidence of persecution
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French president calls on Putin to protect gays in Chechnya
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined a growing list of world leaders calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure that LGBTQ people in the...
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Russian newspaper claims 26 gay men in Chechnya have been killed
The Russian newspaper that first reported on the persecution and detention of gay and bisexual men in secret prisons inside Chechnya is reporting that the total number...
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Russia arrested LGBTQ activists protesting treatment of gay men in Chechnya
Demonstrators were protesting against the abduction, abuse and murder of gay men in Chechnya
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Russian’s Maly Drama Theatre performs “Three Sisters” at the Kennedy Center
Chekhov's classic is performed in Russian with English surtitles
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Nikki Haley: America will not ignore anti-gay actions in Chechnya
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is calling on Chechen authorities to investigate reports of anti-gay persecution, and “if true,” put a stop...
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Activists demand oil companies denounce anti-gay persecution in Chechnya
Petition asks oil companies to apply financial pressure on Russia to end anti-gay killings and internments
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Joe Biden is “disgusted and appalled” with the treatment of LGBTQ people in Chechnya
Biden urged the Trump administration to push Russian leaders to end the murder and torture of gay men
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Ellen DeGeneres: World must “rise up” to help tortured gay men in Chechnya
DeGeneres took to Twitter to inform her followers of the abductions, torture and murder occurring in the Russian province
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Amnesty International: Stop abduction, torture and murder of gay men in Chechnya
"The Chechen government won’t admit that gay men even exist in Chechnya"
